The Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy is currently undergoing a scheduled review by the Commission for Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). This includes an opportunity to receive comments from the public.
You may submit comments directly to CALEA at https://cimrs2.calea.org/232

Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy
A Nationally Accredited Law Enforcement Training Academy

Officer Safety Awareness Training (OSAT)
Course length
8
About the course
This training provides an in-depth analysis of four research studies conducted through the OSAT program. The objectives of these studies were to identify elements in certain situations, which ultimately led to the felonious deaths and assaults of police officers. Demographic and behavioral descriptors of the victim officers and the offenders were developed and will be presented. Lecture and discussion are augmented by video recordings of the victim law enforcement officers and the offenders. The presented interviews and research findings allow the audience to take a close look at why our nation’s law enforcement professionals are being assaulted and killed feloniously or accidentally, with a focus on prevention.